How to pronounce panspermia
American English pronunciation
pan-SPUR-mee-uh
- IPA
- /pænˈspɝmi.ə/
- Syllables
- pan · SPUR · mee · uh (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What panspermia means
The idea that life spread to Earth from outer space
In a sentence: According to panspermia, tiny living things might have ridden to Earth on a comet.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words meaning all and seed, as if the seeds of life were scattered everywhere.
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